Near Death When Canoe Drifts Out to Sea
Joseph T. McLaughlin an 18 year old son of Edward A McLaughlin Metropolitan water commissioner fought hours against waves off Hull after his paddleless canoe drifted away He saved his two companions Raymond E 16 and George I K Street 18 marooned on Black Rock Ledge The incident follows their canoe losing steering in rough seas and McLaughlin then reached shore to aid his friends
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Joseph T. McLaughlin
Edward A. McLaughlin
Metropolitan
Audubon Road
Boston
Hull
Black Rock Ledge
Raymond E
George IK. Street
Marshall Street
Back Bay
Mornings Ducking Ends in Tragedy as Three Boys Survive
Parents from Hull summer cottages leave Boston before daylight for a duck hunting trip. A canoe ride to Black Rock ledge ends with Joseph swept to sea as his paddle falls overboard. He returns to shore after four hours in icy water. rescuers save Raymond and Street boy. All three endure near-drowning. ducks lost.
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Hull
Boston
Street
McLaughlin Cottage
Black Rock
Joseph
Cunningham’s Bridge
Cohasset
New England Milk Producers Seek Higher 1919 Prices
New England milk producers told the New England Regional Milk Commission they expect about three-eights of a cent more per quart for the first quarter of 1919, boosting store milk to around 17 cents. The commission will set no prices after April 1, and is expected to be dissolved then.
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New England
New England Regional Milk Commission
Commission
Armistice Time Seen Through Doughboys Eyes in Boston Letter
A Boston letter from Private Walter C. Mahon describes the front line emotions as news of the armistice spread. He contrasts joy in American trenches with gloom in German positions, recounts the 11th hour event, celebrations, and Verdun’s relief as flags waved. The piece ends with soldiers singing Homeward Bound as peace settles over Europe.
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Boston
Walter C. Mahon
101St Infantry
Boston Post
Mahan
France
Quartermaster Corps
Verdun
Mickey Hurley
Squarehead
Germany
12 508 Casualties in Yankee Division
The Yankee Division logged its heaviest losses on the Verdun front just before the armistice, with heavy fighting and many deaths from disease later. The 26th Division saw severe casualties across its four infantry regiments, and many officers from the 101st Infantry did not remain with the unit. The itinerary traces its France arrival, sector duties from Neufchateau to Meaux, Chateau Thierry, St Mihiel, and Verdun, ending at Montigny-le-Roi after the armistice.
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Verdun
Army of Occupation
26Th Division
New England National Guard
Montigny-le-Roi
France
101St Infantry
Neufchateau
Chemin Des Dames
Toul
Meaux
Chateau Thierry
42D
Rainbow
St. Mihiel
Hold Services in Brookline for Maurice W. Kelliher
Maurice W. Kelliher, 23, Brookline native and early 20th century theatrical figure, died of Spanish flu in Kansas City. He served five years as advance agent for George M. Cohan in the West and three as Garden Theatre manager in Kansas City. His body returned with his brother Sergeant Thomas Kelliher from Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and rests at Holy Hood Cemetery after private services.
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Maurice W. Kelliher
Brookline
Holyhood
Elliher
Kansas City
Kelliher
George M. Cohan
West
Garden Theatre
Middle West
Thomas Kelliher
Regular Army
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Thomas
Rose E. Kelliher
Joseph J. Driscoll
Requiem Mass at St Marys Church of the Assumption
On Thursday morning a solemn high mass of requiem will be celebrated at St Marys Church of the Assumption for the repose of his soul.
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St. Mary's Church of the Assumption
Diplomats Depart Petrograd Leaving Clerks in Charge
Washington reports all diplomats have left Petrograd, except Swiss and Persian legations. Swedish and Norwegian ministers have departed, leaving clerks to run their missions in the Russian capital.
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Washington
Petrograd
State Department
Sweden
Norway
Returning Red Cross Unit Reaches St. John
Eight United States army officers and Red Cross members who served in Serbia since last April arrived in St. John New Brunswick aboard the Sicilian from Liverpool. The party includes Lieuts Eagle McNabb Fleming Hallowell Hurley Kimball White Walsh and others from Philadelphia Cambridge Stamford Bridgeport.
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ST. John
N. B
United States Army
American Red Cross
Serbia
Canadian Pacific Line
Liverpool
New York
Louis Eagle
Alexander McNabb
H. B. Fleming
Walter Hallowell
Philadelphia
James H. Hurley
Cambridge
Mass
C. B. Kimball
Boston
Thomas White
Stamford
Conn
Thomas J. Walsh
Bridgeport
Old Trees on Boston Common Are Being Cut Down
Old trees on Boston Common have been cut down in recent days by woodcutters. The workers remove the mature trees and will replace them with new plantings, preserving the familiar outline along the Common paths despite the loss of the old shade.
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Boston Common
Boston
Boston to remain debarkation port for returning troops
Boston will continue to be used as a debarkation point for returning troops if its facilities are most convenient. The reassurance comes from Benedict Crowell, assistant secretary of war, in a letter to Senator Weeks, shared with Louis A. Coolidge and the Massachusetts war welcome committee.
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Boston
War Department
Louis A. Coolidge
State Committee
John W. Weeks
Weeks
Benedict Crowell
Crowell
Senator Weeks
Forest Fire Loss Reaches New High in State History
State forester reports total timber fire loss for the year at 205,627 dollars, with 2,553 fires scorching 87,658 acres. Compare with 1915 peak of 141,073 and prior years. legislature in 1919 may consider cuts to prevent waste. Proposals include requiring a 100 foot clearance strip between slash and standing timber or buildings.
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State Forester’s Department
Yeogirls Hold To Navy Jobs Despite Requests For Release
Yeogirls in the navy are not quitting their jobs rapidly as only about 30 have filed to return to civil work. In the district the number seeking releases is small. Six requests came from the Portsmouth navy yard yesterday. Navy pay plus a $2 daily subsistence allowance encourages continued service.
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Portsmouth Navy Yard
Navy
Scannell Buried With Military Honors in Woburn
The body of James Dennis Scannell, ex-aviator, killed during a vain rescue attempt for Mollie and Esther Good man, who drowned in Arlington Heights reservoir Friday. He was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Woburn, yesterday with military honors.
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James Dennis Scannel
Goodman Sisters
Mollie
Esther
Arlington Heights Reservoir
Calvary Cemetery
Woburn
Modern women blamed as unfit for wifehood by Boston lecturer
Miss Louise Cutts Powell, a Boston color-psychologist, told listeners at the Hotel Brunswick that most modern women are morally spiritually and physically unfit to be wives or mothers. She argued the belief that all must marry is an old fetish and outlined paths to power.
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Louise Cutts Powell
Boston
Hotel
Brunswick
Miss Powell Explores Roles and Souls in Boston Lecture
Miss Powell argues against the notion women are only for domestic life and asserts modern women begin new lives at sixty. She introduces a letter and number based character analysis claiming to reveal a pupil's future and soul through arithmetic on names. She explains her aqua marine jewel symbolizes spiritual strength and purity.
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Miss Powell
Boston
Brockton Shoe Cutters Win Higher Wages
In Brockton on December 30 the State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration ordered wage increases for about 1000 shoe factory cutters. Outside cutters will earn 35 dollars for a 50 hour week and cloth lining cutters 30 dollars, revising prior gains of 32.50 and 28 dollars after workers sought a reopening.
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Brockton
State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
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